MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B61
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 21 '18 at 07:59
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 823
80% 656 Pts
64-Core 1075
66% 1075 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.1% Very good
Lighting 96.6
Reflection 108
Parallax 102
79% 102 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 90.4
Splatting 97
77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 444 213 149 150 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 462
Write 468
Mixed 389
SusWrite 258
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 36
133% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 301
221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.2% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 19.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) Builds (Compare 7,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $834
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